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CPAC Foundation Ranks the Best Governors: Arkansas Governor Huckabee Sanders Tops the List

ALEXANDRIA, VA (October 14, 2024) — CPAC Foundation’s analysis reveals the first-of-its-kind scorecard of Republican governors based on the full scope of a governors’ actions including spending, regulation, and legislation. 


“CPAC set out to determine which governors have best answered the call to defend their state from woke socialism and fight for economic prosperity,” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp“We are proud to recognize the governors who have best fought for conservative values.”


Earning the top score and CPAC Foundation’s Award for Conservative Leadership Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, "I'm proud to receive recognition as the top conservative governor in the country," said Governor Sanders. "When I ran for this office, I promised to make Arkansas a national leader in education reform, tax cuts, and bold conservative leadership. As this award shows, we are making Arkansas a model for conservative states around the country." 


The full list of scores for Republican Governor’s is below: (*Governors who scored 80% and above earned CPAC Foundation’s Award for Conservative Leadership




Rank

State

Governor

Score

1

Arkansas

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

96.3%

2

Louisiana

Jeff Landry

94.8%

3

Montana

Greg Gianforte

94.5%

4

Iowa

Kim Reynolds

91.5%

5

Florida

Ron DeSantis

91.0%

6

Oklahoma

Kevin Stitt

87.5%

7

Texas

Greg Abbott

86.6%

8

North Dakota

Doug Burgum

85.3%

9

Tennessee

Bill Lee

82.5%

10

West Virginia

Jim Justice

81.3%

11

Virginia

Glenn Youngkin

81.0%

12

Idaho

Brad Little

76.5%

13

Alaska

Mike Dunleavy

76.0%

14

Georgia

Brian Kemp

75.3%

16

Missouri

Mike Parson

75.2%

15

New Hampshire

Chris Sununu

74.8%

17

Mississippi

Tate Reeves

73.0%

18

Wyoming

Mark Gordon

73.0%

19

Alabama

Kay Ivey

72.5%

20

South Carolina

Henry McMaster

70.5%

21

Indiana

Eric Holcomb

70.5%

22

Nebraska

Jim Pillen

70.0%

23

Ohio

Mike DeWine

69.4%

24

Utah

Spencer Cox

67.5%

25

South Dakota

Kristi Noem

66.9%

26

Nevada

Joe Lombardo

66.3%

27

Vermont

Phil Scott

59.0%



CPAC Foundation’s Ratings of the Governors methodology is divided into three sections that evaluate different aspects of the governors’ performance. The legislative section focuses on the bills that the governor signs and vetoes and makes up 50% of the score. The Executive Action section focuses on the executive orders issued by the governor and other major activities that the governor engages in and represents 40% of the score. The Fiscal section evaluates the governors’ actions with regard to taxation and the state budget representing 10% of the final score. 


See the full scorecards HERE


The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA), an initiative of the CPAC Foundation, is the premier organization for holding lawmakers accountable. CPAC Foundation produces the longest-running conservative congressional scorecard and is the only organization in the nation that scores all 8,000 lawmakers in the 50 states across every policy area. CPAC Foundation’s Ratings are widely considered the “gold standard” and are utilized by activists, voters, academics and elected officials to determine which lawmakers best adhere to conservative principles.


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